Connor/Hank Anderson
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Connor/Hank Anderson |
| Alternative name(s): | HankCon, Hannor |
| Gender category: | Slash, Non-Binary |
| Fandom: | Detroit: Become Human |
| Canonical?: | non canon |
| Prevalence: | High |
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Connor/Hank Anderson is a ship in the Detroit: Become Human fandom.
Canon
Connor is a police investigator android who is sent to the Detroit City Police Department to aid in the investigation of deviant androids across Detroit and is assigned to Detective Lieutenant Hank Anderson.
Fandom
HankCon was initially the juggernaut ship of the fandom, making up most of the fanworks for the game and arguably driving the fandom's growth. However, later on in the fandom the Reed900 ship became more popular, so HankCon content does not vastly outnumber all other characters and ships.
Fans of the ship were amused when the verified Twitter account @PlayStationUK tweeted some HankCon material for Halloween 2018 and Valentine's Day 2019. The Halloween tweet said "Halloween Couple's Costume Idea" with pictures of Connor and Hank. The Valentine's tweet read "Roses are red, Violets are blue," and then a screencap of Connor saying "My instructions stipulate that I have to accompany you."[1][2][3]
This ship can be controversial, as some fans interpret their relationship as a platonic (pseudo) father/son relationship, as well as discomfort surrounding the supposed large age gap between the two.
See: The Super-Fans Of Detroit: Become Human Hate Most Of The Game
Common Tropes & Storylines
- Domestic fics with the two in an established relationship and living together with Sumo
- Slow burn get together stories
- Fake Relationship stories often involved Hank and Connor going undercover
- Hurt/Comfort
- No Android AUs
- Wireplay, in which interior hardware is erotically stimulated.
Example Fanworks
Doujinshi
- Futari no Sentakushi (2019)
- To My Dearest Hero - HankCon + other ships - by Piggy Ho Ho
- Suddenly Human - HankCon - by Piggy Ho Ho
Fanfiction
- Instructions Not Included by Vinci, Post-Peaceful Ending, undercover at the Eden Club story. (2018)
- The Entire Memory of You, a series of two stories by fantastic, Hank realises that Connor is in love with him. (2018)
- Liaisons, a kinky series of thirteen stories by Blahhh and Feli_X, Nines finds himself wanting dominance not only over his partner Detective Reed but also his predecessor RK800. (2018)
- Domesticity by CeilingKiwi, When Hank's wife abandons him and their young son, Hank struggles to adjust to single parenthood. He buys a second-hand domestic android to help keep his household afloat, an android with buggy software and an unusual amount of initiative. As Connor becomes an indispensable member of the household, Hank finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew about androids—and about authenticity, personhood, and society. (2018)
- eighteen wheels on an uphill climb by blackeyedblonde, No Android AUs, Hank is going to die. He’s going to die right here in Kentucky, 53 years old, halfway to broke, and tragically sober. Survived only by a nine-year-old St. Bernard and the 31-year-old twink who delivered the fatal blow. (2018)
Fanart
Fanzines
Meta
- Detroit: Become Shipping - Hannor by ShippersGuideToTheGalaxy (2018)
- How DBH Leans Way Harder Into HankCon Than Father/Son by tartrazeen (2020)
Links & Resources
- Hank Anderson/Connor works on Ao3